The Moorhead Police Department K-9 teams have a history of excellence and generally work until their K9 partner is 10 years old. They are a force multiplier with their ability to use their keen sense of smell to locate individuals in either a track or building search, find narcotics, or assist their human partner if he is fighting with someone. The K9 team is utilized in a variety ways to assist the community and are a valuable asset for the Moorhead Police Department. Our K9’s are dual purpose dogs meaning they are trained for finding narcotics as well as patrol (building searches, tracking, article detection, and physical apprehension).